Regret a cab tractor?

[ArtMech]

As you may know, I grew up in the Soviet Union. I have never seen a single tractor without a cab in my entire life. They simply didn't even produce ones. Maybe the first few... The tractors were horrible - a terrible vibration, a scary sound inside, which was further amplified by the cab/box. Only in the photos we did see cab-less tractors working in the U.S. We felt sorry for Americans working on tractors and even huge bulldozers without cabs when it's cold or raining. But I thought there was a reason (unknown for us) why Americans rarely used cabs on tractors.
Now times have changed? I see most Americans prefer to sit in the tractor cabs.

It’s interesting that I myself have a tractor without a cab and I’m very happy with it, even in winter.

 

[pmsmechanic]

It’s interesting that I myself have a tractor without a cab and I’m very happy with it, even in winter.

I don't have a tractor with a cab on it either. The only times it would be nice is mowing grass on a windy day and snow blowing. The mowing grass isn't hard to deal with. Just mow at the end of the day and go have a shower after. Blowing snow only happens several times a year and I've bought some warmer clothes to help deal with the cold. It's just so much nicer blowing the snow away in about 1/4 the time that pushing with a fel was. I can be thankful for that and not be sucky that I don't have a cab for those days.

 

[ArtMech]

I don't have a tractor with a cab on it either. The only times it would be nice is mowing grass on a windy day and snow blowing. The mowing grass isn't hard to deal with. Just mow at the end of the day and go have a shower after. Blowing snow only happens several times a year and I've bought some warmer clothes to help deal with the cold. It's just so much nicer blowing the snow away in about 1/4 the time that pushing with a fel was. I can be thankful for that and not be sucky that I don't have a cab for those days.

Sure.
In summer you can feel the pleasant smells of grass and nature.
In winter, cleaning the road (there isn’t a lot of other work with tractor) it gets too warm when dressed too much, because you warm up from driving.
At least me.

 

[jezreel]

Sure.
In summer you can feel the pleasant smells of grass and nature.

Haaaaaaaa. . . I am SO envious that you are able to say that the smell of grass is pleasant. I started sneezing and sniffing just reading that. My hay fever just goes crazy thinking about it

 

[Keweenaw County Yooper]

Rob41 you in the snow belt way up there???

In Wisconsin I have seen snow so high that people
had to slide out the upstairs windows so they can
shovel out to get to the door so they can get back
in.

willy

A normal winter day in Calumet.

 

[Rob41]

A normal winter day in Calumet.View attachment 723274

On the other end of the U.Pin the Soo, it gets that way too.

 

[plowhog]

Comparing the comfort of a cab to the discomfort of an open station is hard if you are in the cab. What would you do with the extra money?

Spend it on liquor, gambling, and fast women. If any is still left, spend it on something not valuable.

 

[hornett22]

As you may know, I grew up in the Soviet Union. I have never seen a single tractor without a cab in my entire life. They simply didn't even produce ones. Maybe the first few... The tractors were horrible - a terrible vibration, a scary sound inside, which was further amplified by the cab/box. Only in the photos we did see cab-less tractors working in the U.S. We felt sorry for Americans working on tractors and even huge bulldozers without cabs when it's cold or raining. But I thought there was a reason (unknown for us) why Americans rarely used cabs on tractors.
Now times have changed? I see most Americans prefer to sit in the tractor cabs.

It’s interesting that I myself have a tractor without a cab and I’m very happy with it, even in winter.

Don't feel sorry for me. I went back to auto repair for a couple years.I worked in a shop staring out the window wishing I was back outside. Now that I love it out here. No cab for me!

Being self employed helps too.

 

[Citydude]

No. No excuse except funds to pay for a cab. Woods?, not an excuse. Remove the friggigin branches for crying out loud.

 

[ArtMech]

Haaaaaaaa. . . I am SO envious that you are able to say that the smell of grass is pleasant. I started sneezing and sniffing just reading that. My hay fever just goes crazy thinking about it

I regret for that.

We have a special grass species in some areas called Heracleum Sosnowskyi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_sosnowskyi, which makes much trouble. The government still fights with it chemically, but not enough successfully. You can't not only touch it, but even breathe its aerosol is dangerous while cutting. And a cab tractor doesn't help.
Does it exist in N. America?

 

[ArtMech]

Don't feel sorry for me.

No, I don't feel this way anymore. That was in the far past when I was much younger. Now I think I'm a bit smarter?!

 

[Williy]

saracenas check out these sites and you can stop
your sneezing don't get a shot from a doc they are
only temperary and cost money!

If you get a cold flu take "echinacea"

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+clense+ids+good+to+alerges&oq=what+clense+ids+good+to+alerges&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i22i29i30l7.12414j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

willy

 

[Richard]

I'm only on page 2 so pardon if this has been mentioned....

stinging sob's

As a background, I happen to be sting allergic. Been to Allergist to get shots and my sensitivity is greatly reduced now.

15-20 years ago, I was cutting a field on an International 444 with 5' mower behind it. Field was maybe waist high. Making my rounds when I finally circled back to an area....and saw something in the air. Turns out a hornets nest had been built in the waist high growth and I had unwittingly driven over it cutting it to smithereens.....all those SOB's were buzzing about in a very dazed/confused manor.

I simply left and returned the next weekend to finish cutting.

Couple years later, we had a larger tractor with cab. I was cutting a different field and I saw a flying stinger outside the glass window....and it dawned on me, I might not be immune to them inside the cab but they're going to have a harder time getting to me if that's their intent and that gives me some time to drive away verses getting multiple stings.

So I personally like the idea of a cab if for no other reason than those little SOB's. That said, that tractor is gone and I now have an open station. Go figure.

 

[ArtMech]

saracenas check out these sites and you can stop
your sneezing don't get a shot from a doc they are
only temperary and cost money!

If you get a cold flu take "echinacea"

I am surrounded by doctors - one is my wife and two more in the family. They are permanent and for free. Although I almost never need their services.

But I feel healthier when I'm working in the winter with an open station tractor than when I am doing nothing in a warm environment. I recommend.

Thank you for your care, fellow.

 

[sixdogs]

In 20 pages of posts that I didn't read, it's hard to add anything. I will say you need both a cab and an open station tractor, if you can do it, because each has obvious advantages and disadvantages.

Would I want to till 10 acres of dust and hard winds in a cab? Yes, please.

How about work in the woods, close to buildings or under a treeline in a cab? Nope...Only in open station.

 

[Milo]

....I will say you need both a cab and an open station tractor.....

LOL yes multiple of anything is ideal. I have a number of motorcycles because, like golf clubs, they all do different things. But like many here only one tractor, well actually two at the moment but one's for sale.

 

[PuffyC]

Seems like it depends on where you are and what you're doing. If you’re plowing fields or mowing or pushing snow all the time I can see where a cab would be great. If you’re hobby farming like I am in Oklahoma where most of my work is maintaining roads and clearing forest and tilling some food plots where the weather is usually mild maybe not. When I’m out working I’m out working and getting filthy anyway, getting on and off constantly and doing a lot of hand work at the same time, so this idea that I can use my tractor wearing my pajamas isn’t in the cards. And since I’m not doing ‘real’ farm work, if I don’t want to go out when it’s extra hot or cold I just do it another day. Being in a warmer climate I can relate to enjoying time outside and being in the moment. It’s like that when I play golf too. Some people feel the need to be bathed in the constant drone of music and cellphones when out on the course but not me. I’m out there to get away from all that. Being on an open tractor and all that goes with it is a huge part of what I enjoy about using my tractor.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

Cabbed Kioti DK50. No regrets. Open the doors, the side windows and the back window ... hey - you're almost on an open tractor! Close them all up, turn on the heat/air/stereo ... hey - you'll appreciate not being on an open tractor!

 

[Rob41]

I was very glad to have a cab tonight.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Seems like it depends on where you are and what you're doing. If you’re plowing fields or mowing or pushing snow all the time I can see where a cab would be great. If you’re hobby farming like I am in Oklahoma where most of my work is maintaining roads and clearing forest and tilling some food plots where the weather is usually mild maybe not. When I’m out working I’m out working and getting filthy anyway, getting on and off constantly and doing a lot of hand work at the same time, so this idea that I can use my tractor wearing my pajamas isn’t in the cards. And since I’m not doing ‘real’ farm work, if I don’t want to go out when it’s extra hot or cold I just do it another day. Being in a warmer climate I can relate to enjoying time outside and being in the moment. It’s like that when I play golf too. Some people feel the need to be bathed in the constant drone of music and cellphones when out on the course but not me. I’m out there to get away from all that. Being on an open tractor and all that goes with it is a huge part of what I enjoy about using my tractor.

Absolutely true.

I too enjoy the sensation of working an open station tractor when I can pick the time and the weather cooperates. Sometimes however, I'm forced to work under adverse conditions which makes a cabbed machine invaluable. During severe winter weather for example, if the road isn't kept open, my family & neighbors aren't able to get in or out.

Life is so much easier now that I have both.